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Nail-biting   /neɪl-bˈaɪtɪŋ/   Listen
Nail-biting

adjective
1.
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense.  Synonyms: cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive.





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"Nail-biting" Quotes from Famous Books



... trust it may lead To colloquies pleasant, relations more rational. May "saucers" and tubes telephonic succeed In setting the world "by the ears," in a fashion Not meant by the men who invented that phrase. May nail-biting nagging and rancorous passion Die out, ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, March 28, 1891 • Various


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